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Marion County Jail
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Marion County Jail is a county jail located in Marion County, Texas. Rated capacity: 36. Reported population: 26. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Capacity
36
Current population
26
Occupancy
72%
Year opened
—
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
—
Region
Texas
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
The Marion County Jail used bleach as a disinfectant prior to the pandemic, but it was not always possible for prisoners to leave the product on surfaces such as walls for the required duration.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
Prior to the pandemic, the facility used bleach for disinfection, though prisoners were often unable to leave it on surfaces like walls long enough for effective cleaning.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 5/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Substantial documented known-issues record
This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.
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Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersReports
- marshall-project13 May 2020
e to scrub them down, often with diluted and alcohol-free products. That can keep cleaners from getting intoxicated or injured, but can also make disinfection more difficult. The Marion County Jail in Indianapolis, Indiana, used bleach as a disinfectant before the pandemic, said Col. James Martin. But it wasn’t always possible for prisoners to leave it on surfaces, such as walls, long enough to
Data completeness
84%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries
- HIFLD dataset query
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- Georgia Department of Corrections â Locations — State of Georgia
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Marion County Jail. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/marion-county-jail
"Marion County Jail." World Prisons. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/marion-county-jail.
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